Delicate Diplomacy - Kuwait

Feb 1998 A Kuwaiti mother tells us of her daily pain. Her son is still a POW in Iraq. If she could get to Iraq she tells us "If I see Saddam I will kiss his feet to release my son." But the Kuwaiti government knows its security lies in kissing America's feet not Saddams'. "We are a small nation, we cannot defend ourselves." As long as Saddam reigns they can't feel completely secure in their desert island of wealth and privelege. But while the tension continues their wildly pro-US stance sours relations elsewhere. Throughout the Arab world the anger is more frequently over Israeli agression and not Iraqi. In his Baqra shop, the local butcher reiterates the commonly aired sentiment. "You call Saddam a dictator and say he starves the Iraqi people, but what about the Palestinian people? Or don't the Palestinian people have the right to live freely and peacefully." In Jordan, a swath of red and white clothed men chant. "With our souls and blood, we give our life for Saddam!" As Iraq is again under threat of military action the position of other Arab states is once again focus.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: journeymanpictures

Length: 17:40
Rating: 5.00
Views: 3074

Tags: Arab  Desert  Iraq  Jordan  Journeyman  Kuwait  Pictures  Saddam  

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